Oakeshott Type XIII Knightly Sword

Editor's Note: This sword straddles Oakeshott Types XII and XIII but I having to choose one I have opted for XIII because the fuller is closer to half length than 2/3.

Central Europe around 1250.

Double-edged blade of lenticular section, the upper half with double-sided groove. Slightly curved quillons, the ends widened and tapered. Flat Angel with a slightly oval disk pommel. Unidirectional more corroded, guard and pommel with remains of encrustations (Textilanhaftungen?).

Length 100 cm.

For more information on Oakeshott Type XII Swords see this extract from Ewart Oakeshott's Records of the Medieval Sword:

www.sword-site.com/thread/127/oakeshott-type-records-medieval-sword

& for XII see:

www.sword-site.com/thread/152/oakeshott-xiiib-records-medieval-sword

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